Respect For Marriage Act To Become Federal Law
The U.S. Senate bill Now Goes to the House of Representatives To Approve The Senate-Amended Version In a 61-36 vote the United States Senate today…
Obergefell v. Hodges
Roe v. Wade Gone, No Protections For Women
Overturning Roe v. Wade; Most Justices for the majority opinion, without first-hand personal knowledge, change law radically; hurting Americans of color most, immigrants, others; You…
Op-Ed: Mass. Governor Charlie Baker Sets The Record LGBTQ, Endorses Yes On 3
By: Gov. Charlie Baker/Special to TRT— From the earliest days of the Revolution to landmark legislation that expanded access to health care, Massachusetts has always…
Reactions to Trump’s Nomination of Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court
Last night Pres. Trump announced that he is nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme Court,…
Retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Orgs. React
United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced yesterday, June 27, that he will be retiring as of July 31. National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Legal…
Supreme Court Ruling: Same and Different Sex Parents Must Be Treated Equally
Victory for the LGBT Community; NCLR says, “States across the country should take careful note…discrimination against married same-sex couples will not be tolerated” WASHINGTON—The Supreme…
Under Attack, LGBT Movement Priorities Radically Shift
Annual Analysis of LGBT Movement Finds Increased Revenues and Individual Contributions DENVER—In the last two years, following the historic Obergefell vs. Hodges landmark marriage ruling in 2015,…
Decision by Trump Administration Makes LGBT People More Vulnerable to Discrimination
BOSTON—This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew a proposed 2014 rule that would have required long-term care facilities such as nursing…
NCLR Wins Arizona Same-Sex Parental Rights Case
AZ Supreme Court says same-sex spouse is a legal parent SAN FRANCISCO—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) won the Arizona Supreme Court…
On 2nd Anniversary of Marriage Win, Work Continues in MA for LGBT Equality
At the forefront, transgender nondiscrimination protections to ensure LGBT equality for all BOSTON—Today marks the second anniversary of Obegerfell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court ruling…
Former US Atty. General Eric Holder to Receive GLAD’s 2017 Spirit of Justice Award
The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr., whose tenure as U.S. Attorney General under President Barack Obama marked huge advances in LGBTQ rights, will be the…
GLAD Joins Call for Supreme Court to Review Arkansas’ Refusal to List Married Same-Sex Parents on Birth Certificates
Briefs Urge Court to Enforce Obergefell and Windsor Rulings to Ensure Equal Treatment of Married Same-Sex Parents and Couples GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) submitted two amicus briefs to the U.S….
Federal Court Final Order: To Guarantee Freedom to Marry in Alabama
Finally, freedom to marry reaches Alabama same-sex couples Mobile, Ala.—A federal court today entered a final order and judgment requiring Alabama officials to abide by…
GLAD is Now GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
BOSTON—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the precedent-setting legal organization that has fought for LGBTQ and HIV rights for nearly 40 years, is announcing…
Where do the 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand on Important LGBTQ Issues?
By: Sara Brown/TRT Reporter— In 2016, the nation will elect a new president and some voters are wondering where the major candidates stand on LGBTQ…
LGBT Top Headlines in 2015
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— This year the LGBT community laughed, cried, and celebrated together as news broke on issues important to us all. To…
Hillary Clinton’s Landmark LGBT Policy Brief
Yesterday, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a landmark policy paper addressing issues that affect the LGBT community. Clinton’s policy proposal is the first and…
Fla. Same-Sex Couples Ask Federal Court to Order State Officials to Treat Them Equally
Ask to have Both Parents Listed on their Children’s Birth Certificates TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, the married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida asked a federal…
FL Same-Sex Couples Ask Federal Court to Order State Officials to Treat Them Equally
Ask to have Both Parents Listed on their Children’s Birth Certificates TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, the married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida asked a federal…
Faith, God and Family: Marriage Equality & Religious Liberty, A Theologian’s Reflection Part 2
By: Paul P. Jesep*/TRT Columnist— Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, established at the Pacific School of…
ME High Court Cites Obergefell in Confirming State Anti-Marriage Law Has No Effect
Stating there is no “sufficient … doubt” about the validity of a same-sex couple’s marriage from the date of its celebration, the Maine Supreme Judicial…
Puerto Rico’s Same-Sex Mass Weddings
SAN JUAN—In a state of bliss, dozens of gay Puerto Ricans celebrated their union in a same-sex mass wedding yesterday on the island, in what many…
Same-Sex Marriage Not Enough: Refocusing the Fight for LGBT Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, LGBT activists agree that there are still more battles…